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It’s officially summer and the weather is heating up. When the weather gets warm it often doesn’t feel like soup weather. Unless, that is, you make a chilled soup like this Chilled Cucumber and Dill Soup from my friend and favourite chef, Luisa Rios of Cooking Journeys.

Though cucumbers contain a lot of water, they are still packed with nutrition. Keep the skin on for a good source of fibre, silica, potassium, and magnesium. This low calorie vegetable is also rich in vitamins A, C, and folic acid. Because of the silica content, cucumbers are particularly good for healthy connective tissue–bones, cartilage, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. It is also important for healthy skin and hair.

Dill (I’ve blogged about a delicious dill soup before) is great to help with your digestion and is both antimicrobial and anticancer.

Mango Lassi
Serves 4
Some would have an ice cold beer to cool down. Though I may have used a beer glass, I prefer this mango lassi as a great way to cool down spicy foods. I don't eat much hot spicy stuff--some would say I don't eat spicy at all, as my version of hot is very, very mild to most-- and I rarely have dairy, but I do enjoy this drink from time to time.
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342 calories
51 g
15 g
14 g
10 g
3 g
452 g
60 g
45 g
0 g
10 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
452g
Servings
4
Amount Per Serving
Calories 342
Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 14g
21%
Saturated Fat 3g
17%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 15mg
5%
Sodium 60mg
2%
Total Carbohydrates 51g
17%
Dietary Fiber 6g
24%
Sugars 45g
Protein 10g
Vitamin A
57%
Vitamin C
154%
Calcium
22%
Iron
6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 454 mL container plain organic yogurt (oops! I originally had typo'd "yoga")
  2. 1/2 cup plain almond, coconut or rice milk
  3. 3 fresh ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and coarsely chopped
  4. 1 ice cube
  5. 1 Tbsp honey
  6. 1 tsp peeled and grated ginger root, pulp only
  7. 1/4 tsp cardamom
Instructions
  1. Blend all ingredients together until smooth.
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calories
342
fat
14g
protein
10g
carbs
51g
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Adapted from Modified from Irene McGuinness at Alive Magazine
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